Reception - Miss Wells 2024 - 2025

Miss Wells

Welcome to Reception at St Gerard's Catholic Primary & Nursery School

A very warm welcome to our school. For those who haven't been with us in Nursery, can I take this opportunity to wish you a warm 'St Gerard's Welcome'. We are really excited about working with you and your child throughout the year and can not wait to show you all of the exciting things Reception have been up to.

My name is Miss Wells and I am the Reception class teacher, Art & Design Lead and Design & Technology Lead here at St Gerard's. Alongside myself, we have Miss Mac- our wonderful Classroom Assistant. On a Tuesday, Reception will be taught by Mrs Roberts-Lord.

In Reception, we will be continuing all of the experiences that the children have had in Nursery and developing their independence even further. During the year, the children will experience; visiting the local community, going on a school trip, taking part in PE sessions and getting to know one another.

Please ensure that all of their uniform is clearly labelled with your child's name. Whilst the children are encouraged to look after their belongings, sometimes bits and pieces go missing. If they are labelled we can return them to their rightful owners.

School Times

Children will be invited into school, via the EYFS gate, from 8:40am and will leave via the same door at the end of the day at 3:15pm.

If you have any questions/queries please do not hesitate to; call the school office, send a message via Class Dojo or wait at the end of the school day.

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Autumn Term 2025

This term we will be exploring the themes of Ourselves, Bonfire Night, Autumn, Christmas and the Nativity. During focused learning time, children will be using their skills taught from their time in Nursery in their independent play. We will be challenging the children to become more independent with their self-help needs and acknowledging those who continue to try and complete activities for themselves.

As the year develops, we will be planning our Spring Term visit - once we have more information we will let you know.

As always, please continue to keep your eye on our Class Dojo story for more information about our learning.

Read, Write Inc - Phonics

In Reception, we teach the children ‘Read, Write Inc’. This is a Phonics programme designed to teach the children the sounds and the skills to read.

Home Learning

Home learning activities will be practical, enjoyable, and designed for parents to complete with their child to support learning and skill development. These activities will closely align with our curriculum and be clearly outlined in the weekly home/school letter.

This approach offers parents the opportunity to work in partnership with the school and their child by engaging in fun, hands-on tasks planned for that week.

Activities will cover different areas of the curriculum and can be shared through photographs on Class Dojo, should parents choose to do so.

Interactive Resources:

Please click on the following image to be taken to some interactive resources that will support and engage your child at home.

DAILY REQUIREMENTS

Each day your child needs a refillable water bottle, book bag and a waterproof coat with them in school.

Important Information:

PE will be every Tuesday, children will be invited to come into school in their PE kit and will remain in their kit all day.

Water bottles must be clearly labelled with a name - please ensure that there is only water (not juice) in their bottle. Sipping this throughout the day is detriment to the children's teeth.
Snack will be provided by school and children will also recieve free milk.
Please send, via Class Dojo, photographs of what your child has been learning at home - this will support us to make an accurate picture of your child in terms of attainment.
Please ensure your child's book bag is in school every day. We will change reading books once the previous one is returned to school.

Class Dojo System

Your child will be given a Class Dojo character of their own. Dojo points will be given in school for many reasons, including great work, fantastic effort, lovely manners, kindness towards others and so forth. Children can spend these Dojo points, every Friday, at th Dojo shop. We provide parents with login detail for the Class Dojo App, to enable you to be up to date with progress.

We also use the Clas Dojo system as a great form of communication between parents and teachers. If you have a concern or question, you can always message us through this system.